AutumnRose92
19-04-12, 10:58
Ok, so this is my first post.... I am having an internet forum day... I have never posted on forums before- I have been googling illnesses for years and I always find that none of the symptoms quite match up to mine so I thought I would make my own post!! It is a little scary, I must admit....
So, for the past 5 1/2 years I have been TERRIFIED that I have a brain tumour.... I have never told anyone, I feel really bad about having not told my family about it but I have never wanted to scare them.
I have been googling symptoms for years and more recently- the past 3 months- I have been having more severe symptoms... I have posted on a health board all of my specific symptoms to see if they can shed any light on my issues- I have been to a doctor- twice in the last few weeks- the first doctor did my temperature and blood pressure and told me I was fine pretty much. The second suggested muscular tension or dehydration.
My question to the forum, really, is do people believe that my symptoms (I'll post in a sec) could all be caused by anxiety....
HEADACHES: This is where is all started 5 years ago- random stabbing pains throughout my head. Now more recently I have been having DAILY headaches or pains... sometimes tension, sometimes stabbing, sometimes one sided, sometimes both sides, often worsened by movement and I have developed 'tender spots' on my head, which hurt if I push them. (I know stress can cause tension headaches but can it really cause all of the rest of this?!)
NAUSEA: Speaks for itself really, not constant but fairly frequent, sometimes with the headache, sometimes without.
NUMBNESS, TINGLING, TWITCHING: Sometimes I get numbness and tingling in parts of my face (left cheek and tongue- odd (!) mostly!). My eyelid has also be twitching quite alot recently.
I have had these symptoms on and off for years, but more recently they seem to be constant and there is nothing I can do to relieve the pain- ibuprofen, paracetamol, aspirin- nothing seems to help.
I am stressing out about this ALOT... otherwise though I have nothing to be stressing/anxious about.... every slight twinge, new symptom I get I am straight to google! I am very, very SCARED. I don't like to leave the house in case I collapse, and I am scared of being left on my own. I am worried that I am going to die, and soon.
I may be a hypochondriac, but even hypochondriacs get ill, right?
Sorry for this rather lengthy post, any thoughts/experiences that anyone can share would be greatly appreciated.... Thank-you :)
So, for the past 5 1/2 years I have been TERRIFIED that I have a brain tumour.... I have never told anyone, I feel really bad about having not told my family about it but I have never wanted to scare them.
I have been googling symptoms for years and more recently- the past 3 months- I have been having more severe symptoms... I have posted on a health board all of my specific symptoms to see if they can shed any light on my issues- I have been to a doctor- twice in the last few weeks- the first doctor did my temperature and blood pressure and told me I was fine pretty much. The second suggested muscular tension or dehydration.
My question to the forum, really, is do people believe that my symptoms (I'll post in a sec) could all be caused by anxiety....
HEADACHES: This is where is all started 5 years ago- random stabbing pains throughout my head. Now more recently I have been having DAILY headaches or pains... sometimes tension, sometimes stabbing, sometimes one sided, sometimes both sides, often worsened by movement and I have developed 'tender spots' on my head, which hurt if I push them. (I know stress can cause tension headaches but can it really cause all of the rest of this?!)
NAUSEA: Speaks for itself really, not constant but fairly frequent, sometimes with the headache, sometimes without.
NUMBNESS, TINGLING, TWITCHING: Sometimes I get numbness and tingling in parts of my face (left cheek and tongue- odd (!) mostly!). My eyelid has also be twitching quite alot recently.
I have had these symptoms on and off for years, but more recently they seem to be constant and there is nothing I can do to relieve the pain- ibuprofen, paracetamol, aspirin- nothing seems to help.
I am stressing out about this ALOT... otherwise though I have nothing to be stressing/anxious about.... every slight twinge, new symptom I get I am straight to google! I am very, very SCARED. I don't like to leave the house in case I collapse, and I am scared of being left on my own. I am worried that I am going to die, and soon.
I may be a hypochondriac, but even hypochondriacs get ill, right?
Sorry for this rather lengthy post, any thoughts/experiences that anyone can share would be greatly appreciated.... Thank-you :)